Here's the deal. I'm working on this quilt that is very simple and modern. In the negative space (background) I've machine quilted parallel lines one inch apart. I wanted to add a touch of hand quilting as is becoming my norm. I seem to be doing perle cotton hand quilting on everything these days!
I decided to put a line of hand quilting between every other space in the machine quilting:
I completed a section like this and didn't love the look. After sleeping on it, yesterday I decided to add a cross to each stitch:
I ended up completing the section like this and I think I like it. Maybe it adds to the modern feel?
What do you think? Do you like the crosses or not? Need some honest input!
5 comments:
This "sans crosses" quilt looks smooth and more contemporary to me. I want to run my hands across it. The other goes more toward "art" which may be what you want.
With only seeing a small bit of the quilt, I prefer no crosses. However, the crosses may work better with the whole quilt. Personally, I love crosses in general and use them often when I hand quilt.
I like the straight hand quilting but maybe seeing the whole quilt would be different.
I like the crosses. It's more work, but it really adds interest. The running stitch is a nice clean look, but you can "take it in" in an instant. The crosses keep your eye roaming, and it has a very charming look. Can't wait to see the finished quilt.
I like the crosses and recently used a similar quilting motif in a table scarf. mlwright29(at)hotmail(dot)com
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